Essex vs Surrey, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2020, Today Match Prediction 11 Sep 2020

ess vs sur Match Prediction & Analysis

Vitality T20 Blast is back after nearly 4-5 days break and teams looking to dominate the opponents to score the important points on offer. Surrey and Essex will face off each other in this group game of the South league. Surrey after going win-less in their first 3 matches came back strongly winning their next two matches on a trot.  They will look to win this match and make it three in a row. Essex on the other hand have lost three matches on a trot and are the only team that is yet to win a  match in the South group currently. Essex will look to end their losing streak with a spirited performance in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Essex Preview

Essex openers Varun Chopra (42 runs) & Cameron Delport (28 runs) started off in good fashion scoring runs at a quick rate in the 193-run chase last night. The middle order failed miserably barring Ryan Ten Doeschate who scored a 24-ball 42 runs in a losing battle lonely.

Skipper Simon Harmer was the only bowler to give runs at less than 8 RPO out of the seven bowlers used the other night. Aron Nijjar, Mathew Quinn, and Shane Snater picked up a wicket each but gave away runs at excess of 10 RPO.

Top players to bet on:

Ryan ten Doeschate – Ten Doeschate has 146 runs at a strike rate of 133 and has scored over 30+ runs in all 4 innings. He is looking in good touch with the bat and a big score is not too far away.

Simon Harmer – Harmer had bowling figures of 4-0-21-2 last night despite his teammates going for a lot of runs. He has 6 wickets at an economy rate of 7.15 RPO this season so far.  

Essex Predicted Playing XI:

Varun Chopra, Cameron Delport, Tom Westley, Daniel Lawrence, Ryan ten Doeschate, Adam Wheater (wk), Paul Walter, Simon Harmer (c), Shane Snater, Aron Nijjar, Matthew Quinn

Essex Actual Playing XI:

Aaron Beard, Micheal Pepper, Cameron Delport, Paul Walter, Daniel Lawrence, Aron Nijjar, Samuel Cook, RN ten Doeschate, Jack Plom, Adam Wheater, SR Harmer

Surrey Preview

Surrey batting unit were reduced to 23/4 by the opposition last night.   Ben Foakes (60 runs) and Jamie Smith (38 runs) then joined forces to stitch an unbeaten 93-run partnership to win the match comfortably with 2 overs remaining. Hashim Amla, Will Jacks, and Rory Burns have come up with vital runs in the earlier matches.

Their bowling unit performed well as a team to restrict the opposition to 113/9 in their 20 overs. Gareth Batty was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets while Will jacks, Gus Atkinson, and Reece Topley chipped with crucial wickets to keep the opposition run rate at check. .

Top players to bet on:

Ben Foakes – Ben Foakes has 108 runs at a strike rate of 120 in the four matches he batted. He has already won two Man of the match awards this season for his contribution and will look to continue his good form with the bat.  

Gareth batty – Batty has 6 wickets at an economy arte of less than 6 RPO bowling in the middle overs. He alongside Daniel Moriarty has formed a superb partnership in the bowling department to strangle the opposition. .

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Gareth Batty (c), Gus Atkinson, Hashim Amla, Rory Burns, Matt Dunn, Ben Foakes (wk), Will Jacks, Daniel Moriarty, Jamie Smith, Laurie Evans, James Taylor

Surrey Actual Playing XI:

Ben Foakes, Gareth Batty, Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Hashim Amla, Rory Burns, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Laurie Evans, Daniel Moriarty, R Topley

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Chemlsford will have bright sunshine and clear skies on the match day as per the weather forecasters. We expect no rain interruptions.

Venue Details

Chelmsford pitch is expected to be slow owing to its used nature and spinners may a vital role in this pitch. We can expect scores around 150-160 runs in this match. 

 

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option in T20 matches nowadays and teams are comfortable chasing the total rather than setting one.